Written by the legendary Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara, the 1971 song, “El Derecho de Vivir en Paz,” or “The Right to Live in Peace,” was originally dedicated to Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi ...

A new album documents the life and death of Víctor Jara, a Chilean folk singer who became an international icon of resistance, writes Dorian Lynskey. Víctor Jara named his last song after the place ...

Victor Jara was murdered 42 years ago, justice now!!! But despite the passage of time and the political changes that Chile has undergone, rumination on his music's significance has not faded. Jara was ...

ORLANDO, Fla., June 27 (UPI) --A former top lieutenant to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was ordered Monday to pay nearly $30 million for causing the death of a popular folk singer and activist ...

In the politically charged 1980 Clash song “Washington Bullets,” Joe Strummer sang, “Please remember Victor Jara, in the Santiago stadium.” Burlington’s John Summa is doing just that, with a ...

The violent nature of Chilean singer-songwriter Victor Jara’s death in September 1973 — many call it an assassination — made him a martyr to the cause of social justice. A mythology immediately arose ...

SANTIAGO (AFP) – Chileans Monday marked the 40-year anniversary of the murder of singer Victor Jara, who was tortured and shot to death after the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power. "Our ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The last day Joan Jara saw her husband alive was ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The daughter of popular Chilean folk singer Victor Jara has urged the Chilean government to act quicker to push for the extradition from the United States of the man found liable ...

Family of Víctor Jara, Renowned Chilean Singer Killed During Dictatorship, Seeks A memorial for Victor Jara, in Arica, Chile. The famous folk singer was tortured and killed by the Chilean military, ...

A painting of murdered Chilean folk singer Victor Jara has been unveiled at a union headquarters in Cardiff. Jara, a member of the Chilean Communist Party, was one of the most prominent victims of the ...